Insightful Principles

Marquan Botley and I sat down and went into details on how you can develop a basketball training business. Marquan has experience playing basketball at the high school and college level. He also had the opportunity to play overseas. However, Marquan decided to focus on building his brand with basketball and coaching. 

He currently is an Player Development Coach for Lynn University and is the Co-Director for "Ball By Design". Marquan has become one of the top basketball trainers in South Florida. He trains about 35 players on his own and recently held his first Point Guard basketball camp in June. 

He went into details on how much money you can make in developing your own basketball training business. We discuss the challenges in his industry and growing your brand as an entrepreneur.   

Marquan Social Media Outlet's: 
Instagram and Facebook: @marquanbotley 
Twitter: M_Botley2  

Kevin Outlet's: Instagram and Facebook: @kevnjenkins  
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This episode of "The Principles" Podcast features Ahmad Springer. Barbershop Owner, Investor, Father, and a Visionary are some of the words to described this conversation. Ahmad discussed his journey with owning his first barbershop on the west side of Detroit, MI. 

His passion first started with football. Ahmad was an student athlete at Lindenwood University. He played sports for most of his life both at the high school and college level. Throughout college and now Ahmad has move into another passion with cutting hair. 

This episode describes Ahmad experiences working for TSA at the Detroit Metro Airport and his transition to owning his own barbershop "Blended Kutz". In 2020, Ahmad has recently added an clothing store called "Baggage Claim Boutique" where they offer high end street wear clothing. He also is the co-owner of "Afya Hair Solutions". 

Ahmad expressed how he came up with this idea and the products they will be launching soon. This episode shows the discipline and patience it took for Ahmad to walk in his path with entrepreneurship. It's a testimony of following in your purpose and doing what you love!

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Ahmad Springer Social Media Outlet's :
@ajthebarber9
@baggageclaimboutique
@afyahairsolutions

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This episode features Vince Peterson. We discussed entrepreneurship and the importance of building a business. This episode describes Vince experience as an entrepreneur. He trades in the foreign exchange market. Which is know as the forex market. 

We went into detail why he started investing into this market compared to the stock market. We both talk about technical and fundamental analysis when trading in the markets. Vince explained how he became a co-owner of Afya Hair Solutions. 

Which is a hair and skin care line he provides for men and women. Here are the book recommendations we mentioned in the podcast. If you are looking for great books to read if you're an investor, here is the list:The Naked Forex- Alex Nekritin and Walter Peters, The Disciplined Trader-Mark Douglas, & Trading in the Zone- Mark Douglas. 

If you're looking for a book that gives you insight on developing a morning routine. The Millionaire Morning by Lewis Howes is a great one. 

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Vince Peterson Instagram is @vince_peterson2. His Instagram for Afya is @afyahairsolutions. Their website is afyahairsolutions.com. Please support black owned businesses. 

Estate planning, some of us have it, some of us don’t. The real question is what legacy do you want to leave behind? Listen in as I discuss some reasons why you need to develop an estate plan. Looking at a will or a trust can be beneficial ways to build your estate plan. I explain how you can maximize what's left behind for your family.

 I also went over the differences between a will and a trust. You will understand what the probate process is and how your asset's can avoid this. Great podcast on leaving a legacy, what will be yours?  

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Listen in and learn the importance of life insurance. I discussed the differences between term and whole life policies. I explain how insurance is a transfer of risk and the reasons why you need it. I also spoke on the misconceptions with whole life insurance and why most people don't have it. 

This episode explains how you can use variable or universal life insurance as an investment. Lastly I discussed how to determine how much coverage you need. Any questions can be emailed at [email protected]. 

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Listen in, as I discuss fundamentals on tax-free retirement accounts, Index fund's, and ETF's. I explain my recommendations on how you should plan a long term investing strategy.

 Here is the website where you scan Index Fund's and ETF's: https://etfdb.com/ 
Here is the Fear and Greed Index I mention in the video: https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ 

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I spoke on further solutions on how African Americans can further expand our economic footprint here in America. Discuss the tax benefits of having an LLC. Gave examples on buying black and spending black. 

Lastly I explain how police departments are structured and starting conversations around systematic racism and oppression. Tuned in! 

Here is the website I mention in this episode:
https://webuyblack.com/

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This 2 part series is about how African Americans can move more strategically and economically to help battle with the racial injustices we face in America. In Part 1 I discuss why we have to become owners instead of consumer’s. 

I briefly spoke on why the stock market is great way to create financial freedom for yourself. I also discuss equity crowd funding and platforms you can receive more information on. 

Here is the link for 10 equity crowdfunding platforms you can use for your business.  https://www.moneycrashers.com/equity-crowdfunding-sites-investors-entrepreneurs/ Information regarding CDFI Fund. https://www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/default.aspx.

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